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imq707s's avatar
imq707s
Explorer
Oct 09, 2018

Hurricane Michael is forcing us out..where to camp?

My family and I towed out travel trailer down to Fort Pickens last weekend for a week long vacation. Well, Sunday they tell us that there could be a tropical strorm coming, and last night (Monday) they force us to evacuate the campground. So now with it turning into a cat 3 (or larger) hurricane that's going to make landfall Wednesday......our plans to have a week at the beach is pretty much done.

We are currently camping at a place near Mobile Alabama. Home is Springfield Missouri for us......and ideas on a nice place to camp between Mobile Alabama and home that will be out of the path of the hurricane.....and also be around some form of water (lake or river)?

Just looking for options to try to get the most out of our ruined beach vacation. Any ideas would be great!

Thanks!
  • magnusfide's avatar
    magnusfide
    Explorer II
    Oct 10, 2018
    imq707s wrote:
    Would staying in Mobile AL tonight be a bad idea? Or is that too close to the action?

    I sure hope that Ian Q and family headed inland. This is now a high end Cat 4 hurricane with the possibility of becoming Cat 5 at landfall and the surge for Mobile is expected to be up to 9 feet which is deadly level.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Oct 10, 2018
    reelcamper1 wrote:
    Having the same issue! We were heading to St. George Island this friday!!! Plan B was a state park in Georgia, which they just closed!!! Going to Disney next week, but no clue where we are headed this Friday!!!


    You certainly need to check the St George website, that park is not so far from the predicted landfall and wind and storm surge might cause damage there. The spring parks in the FL peninsula, Manatee, Rainbow ect should be OK but they are usually 100% reserved.
  • Pine_Barren's avatar
    Pine_Barren
    Explorer
    Oct 10, 2018
    Port st Joe and the area around there and st George island is getting the worse of the hurricane. From what I have saw from storm chasers the area is in very bad shape I would try a state park in central Florida or maybe Alabama
  • fdwt994's avatar
    fdwt994
    Explorer
    Oct 11, 2018
    SidecarFlip wrote:
    Easy answer... GO HOME


    Doesn't answer his question. Rude.

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